2024 Alcuin Book Awards Catalogue

By now, all our members should've received their physical copy of the 2024 Alcuin Awards Catalogue.

Please see it here:
alcuinsociety.com/catalogues

Designed by Natalie Chiovitti @natalierc.studio, the catalogue presents 38 winning books and the judges' comments.

Here she describes the catalogue design and choice of type:

“To echo the beginnings of book production and print culture together with contemporary design, I feature The Society’s signature red colour, Gutenberg-style margins, fleuron glyphs, drop caps, and small capitals. Visually, I use scale and pattern of design elements such as full-bleed images, collages, and an image-in-text typographic effect to celebrate The Society’s evolving publishing and design directions. Inspired by the intent to celebrate Canadian book design, I decided to use typefaces designed by Canadian type designers and/or foundries. I chose to use serif and sans-serif typefaces, including Mauritius, Gibson, and Clarendon Pro Text released by Canada Type.”

Photos courtesy of Natalie Chiovitti
nataliechiovitti.com